The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-21 00:00:00

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After which. the new Ballet Divertissement, by M. Despla ces. entitled L'lle Enchantee. Supported by Mdlle. Salvioni, Mdfle. Carmine, Halle. Navarre, Mdlle. Assunta, M. ")espla nes, and Mr. W. 11. Payne. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past _Eight. :Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta.ls, 10s. 6d., 78., and 55.; emphitheatre:,2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the tneaire, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal mnsicsellers' and librarians'. THEATRE ROYAL H AYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Iluckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCLI OF COMFORT. Mr. Howe and Miss L. Angel. After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Bnckstone, Rogers, Clark, Weathereby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. Followed by (for the Bth time) LORD DUNDREA_RY MARRIED AND DONE FOR. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, Ac. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. 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Tins DAY*--Morning, 213.. 47m.—Afternoon, 3h. 10m. ru-movatow.-Morning, 3h. 32m.—Afternoon, 3h. 58m. 11.1vg 14 , , t 4,1 , c - Di nit LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1,r.';34. -•%P. - The wonderfully ingenious series of contrivances by which the Government have so cleverly managed to tide over the chief part of the session, have left, even now, in this third week of June, at any rate, one very distinct alternative still at the command of the House of Commons. The House has, in the matter of Dctimark, up to this present time, been treated quite systematically by the Government most superciliously—we had nearly said most contumeliously. It has been " put off" by 4 succesion of evasions of which we be lieve that the • records of " Hansard" furnish no parallel.. It was denied the papers first of all. It is now virtually prohibited from having a glance at thi prot)cols. The Cabinet hes teen consistent ' at least in one thing, namely, in declining to fur nish one syllable of frank or manly explanation. No matter whence the inquiries came to them, whether the interrogator rose on the side of the Opposition or on the Government side, either from a back bench or below the gangway, he was safe to obtain one invariable kind of reply, which, of course, amounted to no reply at all : namely, a repetition literally usque ad nauseam of that evasive phrase glibly articulated all through the session with such "damnable iteration "—to wit, that it would be indiscreet, as yet, to utter a syllable more about it ! And so the longest day has come, and Parlia men', even row, has not had vouchsafed to it one word of rational explanation. Tomorrow in all human probability, the Cenfererce will meet for positively the last time. Oa Sunday next, the period of the supplementary fortnight's armistice will come to an end. Monday next, in all likeli hood, will be signalised by the recommencement of hostilities. The Government laughing in their sleeves the while at having thus adroitly rendered the session so far nugatory in the matter so long that the dog •days are felt to be close at hand, and the time of the grouse shooting almost one might say beginning even now to be sighted. Late though it is in the session, late though it is, in other words, in the esason—one alternative hap pily still remains, as we have just now intimated, in the safe keeping of the House of Commons, in the grasp, at the command of her Majesty's Opposition. And the observation we would speak of is simply this—Esther to force on at last a full and complete discussion of what has hitherto been shirked so completely by the Government—Or, supposieg that discussion still to be evaded by Ministers on the plea of indiscretion, to petition her MAJESTY not to prorogue Parliament until the Foreign Policy of the Government, more particularly in this matter of Denmark, shall have been brought under the consideration of her faithful Commons. For one thing or the other, the country will hold the House of Commons responsible. Either, these momentous subjects for discussion must be discussed at once, coute qui coute, Or measures must be taken for pro. longing the session beyond the usual period of the grouse shooting, until the Legislature shb 11 have had an opportunity of discussing the foreigu I policy of the Government. Waen Captain SEMMES' spirited vindication of his course as captain of the Alabama appeared so recently it was not anticipated by many tha the career of that gallant little vessel was so near its close, and that but one more signal event was to be added to i's chronicles. The intelligence that has just arrived will be a source of great regret to many who have watched the progress of this famous vessel, end admired the daring and intrepi dity which have signalised her men. It is seldom that so much interest has been fixed and so much attention centred in one vessel, and in the annals of naval history it is certain that the Alabama has some peculiar and distinguishing features which will for ever set it apart in the memory of all who have taken cognisance cf her striking incidents. It was not to be expected that such a course could go on long with impunity, and perhaps the real wonder is that before this we have not received the intelligence of her defeat or capture. It is entirely owing to consummate daring and the most consider able skill in management that up till now this little vessel has walked the e atera like a thing of life, spreading destruction on her track, striking terror among all who encountered her, and while triumph antly sweeping the seas filling the minds of those on shore with amazement and admiration. Those who perused Captain SE3I3IES' communication will have seen the straits to which be and his crew were reduced, and the difficulties that they had to contend with, in consequence of the very unfair and unusual course adopted by Earl RuseELL with re gard to the dealings of this country in the matter of the vessels of the belligerents sending prizes into our ports. If counted by the span of time the Alabama has had but a short life, but the chronicles of fame take no note of weeks or months, and, according to this calendar, her existence has not been small nor insignificant. She has been hard at work from the outset, through all the storms and conflicts of her fitful course, until she has sunk gallantly fighting to the last, the ruling spirit strong in death. It was no tame and easy victory, no playing at fighting, that ensued when this pride of the Confederate navy I went down into the great waters, on which she had played eo conspicuous a part, and where her hard• earned laurels had been won. When the minor events of this long and arduous conflict between the States of North America are put into the shade of oblivion, there will stand out conspicuous the feats of the Alabama, and the memory of this vz,ssel will survive as an example of what may be achieved by daring and dexterity. Conclusive as the details afforded by the various accounts un doubtedly are, it may be said that they are not wholly unsatisfactory to the friends and admirers of the distinguished vessel. They may read events which would not disgrace a ship of far more power and magnitude. There was no wavering nor hesitation, bat the greatest energy and spirit were evinced throughout the conflict, which was sharp, short, and severe, In some respects this was a fitting end for a vessel that has throughout its whole career been, as it were, a thing Terse and totally distinct from others. It was as well that a startling finale should succeed to a course that was alone in its strange ea,ect, and unmatched in its meridian blaze of day and triumphant tide of success. While the Federals will rejoice without stint at this fulfil ment of their hupee, their opponents will reserve to of satisfacti on a t t h e ga ll antr y which m lv a e r s k t e h righ t d e t r he h etiosing act of this strange affair. Death and defeat towered around the Alabama as she sunk un d er water, her deck covered with dead and dying, but dishonour was not there; and it may, therefore, be said that, in some respects, this is a fitting termination to a venture whi c h was desperate but dashingly carried out, w hi ch was fraught with hazard, and where the chances cculd nut always be on the side of gain. It seems th at (here was considerable difference in the ad vantages of the two vessels, the Kearsage being chain -plated under her outside planking. Those on board the Alabama were not aware of this circumstance. It appears at first sight that Captain SEM3IES was rash in thus engaging the Kearsage; but there is no doubt that he had some reasons for so doing, from the fact of his sending his valuables on shore pre• eiously to entering on the momentous struggle, such conduct seems to prove that it was not fool° hardiness at all events that urged him on, but the conviction that the exigencies of the case demanded the venture of whose 183U0 he was doubtful. It will be a source of satisfaction to nearly all who peruse the detaile, that the gallant captain has been saved, not only that his life his been preserved, but that he has been preserved from his enemies. Judging fecm pest experience, the Faderals were not likely to show much consider ation to a foe who had done them so much mischief and always seemed so im possible to catch. Certainly the laurels of the contest are all on the side of the Confederates, and which ever way we look at things courage and egus:ancy seem to belong to them exclusively. The career of the Alabama has been a omance from the outset, all the exploits and a - lventuree that THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EV'ENING„JUINE 21, 1861. appertain to her history read more like one of those tales which used to delight an earlier generation than the records of doings which belong to this laggard age. So far then there is not so much to regret in the sudden end of this celebrated vessel— she seems to have fulfilled the intention of her crew, and not to have left a wreck behind for her foes to triumph over. Doubtless there will be most ex treme rejoicing in New York when the news of Sundey's conflict reaches there, but they must remember that instead of now boastivg at the victory they might consider the length of time that it has taken to catch this terror of their navy. The end mast come to all triumn'ee and the end of the Alabama has not been a mean or unworthy close to a career of daring and adventure. She has gone down to an eceen grave fighting valiantly, with courage undaunted, and zeal that knew no abatement. if we lament that her victories are o'er, that the skilful little craft can no mere plough . the waves, there remains other points of satisfac tion to mitigate the regret, and the crew who so gallantly defended her will rejoice that she is safe under the great waters from the grasp of a cruel foe, and may not serve their triumphs when they return to tell their friends of the fight and victory. Alderman SALOMON'S Bill for purchasing South wark and Waterloo Bridges appears to have given rise to some dissatisfaction on the part of the rate payers of the metropolis. The bill which the Alderman has introduced into Parliament is de signed to facilitate the passage of traffic across the Thames within the metropolis, plod it is proposed that power should be given to the Metropolitan Board of Works to purchase any one or more of the seven proprietary bridges within the area of their jurisdiction, and to levy a rate not exceeding a penny in the pound for the purpose of defraying the expense of such purchase, the power to levy the rate being granted until January Ist, 1884. This does not appear to be by any means an unjust or extravagant scheme. It is evident from the very fact of there being seve❑ proprietary bridges within the are of the metropolis that there is great need of some reform. These bridges give rise to very great inconvenience o❑ the part of the poorer classes, a fact sufficiently proved by the thinness of the population in their vicinity. The toll, too, has the injurious effect of encouraging the overcrowding of the busy thoroughfares on the Middlesex side, since labouring men and others, who are fore( d. to live near their work, object to adding the amount of the weekly toll to their rent. If a working man has to pass to and fio even twice a day, the amount will be sixpence a week, and sixpence a week makes a good deal of difference in four or five shillings rent. Where the men go home to dinner, &e,, the amount is. of course, doubled, and so they crowd their families away on the north side of the river, while the south in many parts remains comparatively bare. Ratepayers have a good right and good cause to watch jealously any addition to their burdens, but in the present instance their opposition is scarcely well-founded, seeing that they themselves will participate in the relief. It is most probable that by far the greater number of ratepayers have occasion to cross some of the toll bridges several times in the course of the year, and if they do so in vehicles they are now paying an amount which is nearly equal to a moderate rate, for, as it is only proposed to purchase one bridge at a time, the full amount of one penny per pound need certainly not be levied. All the arguments against turnpikes apply with double force to toll gates on bridges, and it is a most inconvenient and unsatisfactory way of levying money. It adds very much to the confusion at London-bridge and other of our great thoroughfares, since heavy waggons, &0., are naturally sent by the free bridges, and so they ere overcrowded to a dangerous extent. All the metropolitan highways and byeways should be free, and the traffic over old Father Thames should be free also. If we object to impoeiticrs on our trade, and obstructions to our commerce, we should certainly remove these impediments which come under bosh heads, and are entirely opposed to the whole spirit of our legislation. It has always been felt that the claims of those who devote their lives to the public service deserve paramount consideration at the hands of the nation. Soldiers and sailors more especially are entitled to relief and assistance in times of sickness and dis tress, since they are called upon to sacrifice and to risk so much on behalf of their countrymen. Eng land, never slow to acknowledge a claim upon her gratitude or her kindness, has readily responded to the wants and requirements of her disabled or superannuated naval and military servants; and if Chelsea and Greenwich do not fully accomplish the works for which they were designed, it is not the fault of their original founders, nor is it owing to a want of sympathy and approbation for their objects on the part of the public. But until lately there was a great lack of care for the families of these brave men, and the various institutions and associations desi g ned to benefit and assist the soldier, and left the important work of caring for those dear to him undone. The soldier's daughter has an especial claim upon our care, since she is deprived of the counsel and protection of a father, perhaps during the most important part of her life, if he is stationed abroad. she is liable at any moment to be orphaned by the casualties of man or the evil influences of an unhealthy climate. An expedition like the Ashantee affair makes many orphans, and it is not too much to expect that the nation shall care for those helpless ones whom the soldier has left behind him. The Soldier's Daughter's Home, at Hampstead, was provided eight years ago, for the purpose of educating and providing for soldiers' daughters. It was opened under the auspices of the late Prince Consort, and has been patronised by many distinguished per sons; still it is unsatisfactory to find that at the annual meeting held on the anniver sary of its opening oa Saturday last, the report stated the number of annual subscrip tions to be diminished. The financial condition of the house is at present good, but its progress rests on an insecure foundation, unless the annual sub scribers hold their ground. The practical working of the Institution is very satisfactory. The girls who have left it are doing well in the world; one of them has gained a scholarship, and is in training for a schoolmistress ; others are in service and attended to and receive prizes for good conduct, while the average number in the house is 162. A p ee r t o e o b f l i o s f h m e the n t great is great oe need b y t t h h e a t f a e e t x ist for such s that more than a an hundred applications have been refused for went of funds. It is gratifying to find that soldiers them selves appreciate its value, since we are told that - ting con tributions from reg i ments are on the increase, and the committee have wi se ly reso l ve d on grant ing to reg a requisiteeohole scholars. The he eo i of WELLINGTON,ea nen onitsio cao;nitcrgiba regimental ELLINGTON, and oth er gent l emen who Dokepri privilege e o g f attended the meeting, desirous of putting the regular income of the institution on a better foot ing, increased the amount of their annual subserip. tions, thereby g i v ing practical ev id ence o f their interest in its success. We hope that a good many others will follow their example, since the import ance of protection and regular training for soldiers' daughters must be a7ideut to all. It has become ' the wise and prudent custom of late ears, when striving to benefit any partirrfar class, to assist the y young belonging to Thus not only relieving the chief anxiety and lightening the labours of the parents, but conferring lasting good on another generation. Little encouragement has been hitherto given to our soldiers to form domestic ties, but in the present day we are .trying to make amends in some degree for the error's of the past, and certainly an Institution like the one alluded to effords not only satisfaction for the present, but hope for the future. Mr, Benedict's Morning Concert, Yesterday this pre-eminently great musical event of the season—among all the fashionable concerts of the year the most conspicuous and the most fashion able—duly came off according to announcement. As any one might very confidently beforehand have pre dicted would inevitably be the case—the whole meg• nificent area of the St. James's Hall was thronged by a thoroughly appreciative audience—the pick of the friends and admirers of Mr. Jules Benedict. The majority of those assemb!ed together yesterday in evidence of this most accomplished musician's popularity, the eye recogn!sed at a glance to be of the gentler scx—the appearance of the interior of the building, alike on the well filled level of the hall and in the crowded balconies, resembling parterres, the flowers of which were represented by—to say nothing of the faces—gossamer bonnets and light and delicate coloured toilettes of every hue and shade of a hue well imaginable. Leaving the hall, as we did four hours and a half after the con cert had commenced, we yet left almost one fifth of the wonderfully ample programme still to be got through. It was then close upon she p.m., and the entertainment had begun punctually, according to announcement, at half-past one in the afternoon! The performance, consequently, could hardly by any possibility, we should imagine, have contrived be over until past seven o'clock in the evening. The fact being, that Mr. Benedict was altogether too bountiful in his arrangements. It was not so much a Grand , as it was two or three Grand Co ncerts rolled one. Never was there a more conspe ld o u o r u C s ioence i l llustration of the possibility of giving too much of a good thing. The mere time occupied was more than twice too long. People began drop ping out at ; last by twos and threes, and at length by dozens and by scores, because in this feast of sweet sounds they had already long before its close been fairly surfeited. The mere catalogue of the names of the performers, alike vocal and instrumental, was something extraordinary, something quite exceptional. To enumerate simply the most conspicuous of the great names on the list, tLere were Signor Giuglini, Signor Gardoni, Signor Dello Sedie, Signor Bettiui, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Santley, Dr. Guez, Herr Fricke, Madlle. Car lotta Patti, Madlle. Bettleheim, Madlle. Leschetizki, Madame Parepa, Madlle. Volpini, Madlle. Trebelii, and Madame Swinton Dolby. There were two such violinists as Herr Joachim and Herr Wieniawski, and those two for once in their lives playing to gether a concertant duet of Ludwig Spohr's—a noble competition ! Each of the two great artists, if not to the other " a foeman worthy of his steel," cer tainly a rival worthy of his horsehair. No less than five pianists —namely, Mr. Benedict, himself, with Madame Arabella Goddard, and Mr. G. A. Osborne, together with two of the youth ful pupils of Mr. Benedict, pupils as creditable to him as Master Frederick Cowen and Miss Eleanor yrard. A violiucellist, as gifted as Signor Piatti, who fairly surpassed himself in his exquisite per- formance of one of his own fantasias on that noble instrument. Added to these distinguished solo performers, whether vocalists or instrumentalists, there were a throng of others, aided by a most efficient oracstra, and in the choral parts by the well-drilled members of the Vocal Association. Mr. Benedict himself assiduously presiding over the whole of the elaborate arrangements of this most prodigal of musical entertainments. Selections from 83T128 of the greatest masters of the divine art made up thu bulk of the entertain- ment. Beethoven's glorious overture to Fidvlio led off the performances, we might almost say without any er.travagauce of phrase, sumptuously. Next came one of the loveliest among the many lovely treats provided for his numerous friends and ad mirers by Mr Benedict, at this in every way memo rable benefit of his—the performance by the Vocal Association, to the accompaniment of the grand organ, of Moz wondrously beautiful "Ave verum .i' h i a ,i i s n te a n en in a g e to it with closed eyes, we corpus almost n s anit smelt felt spirited away from that gay haunt of fashion to one of the grand old Gothic cathedrals upon the continent. Auber's delicious duet, "Dans les defiles des Montagnes," from "Lea Diamants de la Ciuronne," was so charm ingly given by the Mademoiselles Georgi that it was the first encore. A brilliant success has to be here notified as having been achieved yesterday in the James's Hall by Madame Harriers-Wippern , whose dazzling delivery of the famous aria and scene from -Weber's haunted and hau:ltini; " Dcr " \Vie nahte mir der Schlemmer," was applauded by the audience with a sort of enthu steam. Signor Ginglini's inimitable tendering Benedict's own bewitching little romanza, "Figlia d'Erina," from The Lily of Killarney, necessitated its repetition. In its every articulate sound it breathed evidence enticusive of the skill of the consummate artist. It is a particularly noticeable circumstance in regard to Mr. Benedict's concert yesterday, that in the midst of his immense array of miscellaneous piec::s, it comprised within its com pass the wholo of that distinguished musician's own cantata, "Richard Coeur de Lion." A production admirably pertormed throughout , and no wonder, remembering who were the artists among whom the four characters were distributed—Madame Parepa being the Ma tilda, Madame Sainton-Dolby, the Page Urbain, Mr. Santley, Richard Cosar de Lion himself, and Mr. Sims 112eveS, Blonde), the Troubadour. After the completion of the Cantata, Madame Arabella Goddard played with wonderful delicacy and dexterity variations upon Ariel's ed.dai fairy-song, "Where the Bee Sucks, there lurk I," exquisitely arranged for the pianoforte by Mr, Benedict. After wards coming, another of Benedict's arrangements, not for tie pianoforte this time, but for the voice, and for such a voice as it happened, Carlotta Patti's —namely Schulheff's in!roduction to the famous Carnival de Venice. A carnivel of delicious sounds it was—a pelting o f su garplum notes — fountains, cascades of them, s hi n in g upon the senses as the radiant young soprano sang. It was doing with the voice what the prestidigitateur does with his hands. It was, if one might say so, a feat of leger de voix ! A word of admiration is due to Signor Gardeni for his most dulcet and exquisitely pa thetic rendering of Blumenthal's delicious little romance, "Le Chemin du Paradis"—one of the very loveliest littl e French ditties ever dreamt of by poet or musician, f o r all it is so simple both in idea an d in me lody. Compelled though we are to pass by unnoticed so much that was undoubtedly entitled to notice in this truly remarkable concert, we would at least men tion in regard to it, that as it commenced nobly with Beethoven's overture to Fidelio, it closed as grandly, in its way, with the glorious " Wedding March" of Mendelssohn. BISITOF CF LONDON'S FUND.—Dr. Stanley, Dean of Westminster, has consented to preach on behalf of this fund on Sunday morning next, at St. Matthew's, Spring. gardens. THE SCENE OF SCOTT'S " QUENTIN DURWARD.' —The ancient castle of Plessy-les Lours (Indre-et-Loire), where Louis XI. resided and died, and in which the early scenes of Scott's " Quentin Durward aro laid, is said t o have been lately purchased by a Paris ag ent de chan g e, w ho " intends restoring it in the etylc of the period. THE REPRESENTATION OF HUDDERSFIELD....- A circular has been forwarded to the supporters of Nir Akroyd, of Halifax, at the last Huddersfield election, in viting them to attend a meeting at the George Hotel, Hud dersfield, on Tuesday evening, to hear an " important communication" from Mr Akroyd respecting the future representation of thut town. Speculation is rife as to the nature of the communication referred to ; and it is thought not unlikely that Mr Akroyd is intending to retire from the field in favour of a gentleman resident in Hudders field, whose name has of late been freely mentioned as a probable candidate for Parliamentary honours —Manchester Courtier, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] AMERICA. (Per the Nova Scotian, via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, JUNE 10 (Evening] Despatches from General Grant, dated Thursday night (Bth), report no important movement. Rumours are current of a movement by Grant to the south bank of the James River. It is also said that he intends to besiege General Lee's works OD the Caickahominy. President Lincoln has accepted the nomination of the Baltimore Convention for the Presidency, and has approved of the amendment to the Consti tution prohibiting slavery. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JUNE 10 (Evening; Money easy. Gold reached 99 to-day, but declined to 981 per cent, premium. Exchange on London, 218 to 220, on Paris, 2f. 60c. Stocks slightly firmer. New York Centrals,l33l ; Illinois, 130 ; Erie, 1131 ; Six per Cent. Bonds, 5,20'5, 1051 ; Cotton, very firm. Middling upland, 112 to 114. Wheat, flour, cern, and provisions advancing. Coffee dull. Sugar steady. Petroleum quiet—crude, 43c. ; refined, 65c. THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. COPENHAGEN, JUNE 20, 7 p.m. All the Liberal papers of this morning publish articles referring to the Ministerial crisis. Dagbladet says—" The proposed Sohleswig•Hol. stein solution is the very last the nation will accept, The people will never suffer the sacrifice of Schles wig and the Danish right. The King exists for the people, not the people for that of the King. No Ministry recommending the formation of a State of Schleswig-Holstein can stand." DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, JUNE 20, 8.3 P.M. The difference which existed between the King, the Ministry, and the Privy Council, was settled this afternoon. The Berlingsk, Tidende of to.day expresses doubts as regards the authenticity of the current statement relative to the Russian proposal for the settlement of the Dino-German question. PARIS, JUNE 21. Before leaning Paris, the Japanese ambassador signed the treaty which was the object of his mission. The news received from Japan continues pacific, The commercial negotiations between France and Switzerland are terminated, and the treaty will be signed by the representatives of the two countries o-day. SPAIN AND PERU. MADRID, JUNE 20. It is stated that at a Ministerial Couneil, under ,he presidency of the Queen, it was decided to treat .he Peruvian difficulty in such a manner as to avoid war. FRANCE. M. Divillier, president of the Paris Chamber of Commerce, has had the honour of presenting to the Emperor a volume containing official statistics of the trade and manufactures of Paris, drawn up by himself and M. Deniere, president of the Tribunal of Commerce. The Emperor complimented M. Divillier on the execution of the work. A Paris letter, in the Gironde of Bordeaux, says —" M. Emile 011ivier has been charged, it is said, by the French Government to go and defend before the Council of State of Turin the interests of the French Treasury in a rather serious question arising out of the cession of Nice and Savoy. He has already left for the Italian capital.' BOURSE, June 20.—The market has lyen heavy, and prices are rather lower than on Saturday. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66fr. 53. Mo. biller have receded to 1,067 f. 500. In Railway Shares little doing, and some of the lines show a slight decline. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents .. 93 25 Italian Loan 69 90 Do. end month.... Do. end month — 3 por Cents Do. end month 66 10 New Mexican 56 50 Credit Mobilier 1067 50 Russian on. end month 1067 50 Bank Shares 3395 Credit P anther 1240 Roman RAIL' Austrian Spanish Threes soi Efome Debt — Deferred , — AYS. Cash. Account. 868 75 .. 870 993 75 .. 992 50 875 881 25 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian LOD , bard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 650 - 651 25 500 - - 465 .. 465 - 366 25 .. 367 50 406 25 .. 410 - 527 50 .. 530 - 438 75 .. 440 - 573 .. 668 75 Elegant Extracts from " Manhattan," GRANT'S ACHIEVEMENTS. Grant could have marched to his present position without losing a man. He had only to keep away from Lee's forti fications. Instead of this, he attacked Lee's defences, was shipped--fell back; attacks again, is whipped—retreats; and yet it is sate to say that in killed, wounded, prisoners, stragglers, and deserters Grant as now —while in M'Clel lan's old tracks—less men by 100,000 of the original force that crossed the Rapidan now nearly four weeks ago. PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S LAST GEM OF A LETTER Closes thus:—" It is impossible for me to attend. I ap prove, nevertheless, whatever may tend to strengthen and sustain General Grant and the noble armies now under la's direction. My previous high estimate of General Grant has been maintained and heightened by what has occurred in the remarkable campaign he is now conducting; while the magnitude and difficulty of the task before him does not prove less than I expected. He and his brave soldiers are now in the midst of their great trial, and I trust that, at your meeting, you will so shape your good words that they may turn.to men and guns moving to his and their sup port.—Yours truly, "'ti.. LINCOLN." A CHILD CONVICTING ITS OWN FATHER OF MURDERING THE YELIPERTOa CASE. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS 'DAY). TELVERTON V. LONGWORTEL (OR YELVERTON). This morning the consideration of this case was renewed, there being present the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougkarno Lord Kingsdown, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Wenslydale. There was a great crowd of persons in attendance prior to the doors being opened. The Attorney-General, in continuing his address, said that when their lordships last adjourned he had arrived at the last letter but one in the series between Major Yelverton and Miss Longworth. He made some obser vations on those, which he did not propose to repeat. There was one letter bearing the Edinburgh post-mark, June 4th, and Boulogne, June 6,h, which were:not forth coming, and of which he believed it had b. en truly alleged that it induced the lady to suspect some treachery towards herself and which led her to visit Edinburgh. The learned gentleman then proceeded to read lengthened extracts from the examination and cross-examination of Major Yelverton at the trial, particularly in reference to the letters said to have been destroyed or kept back, With regard to Major Yelverton he might remark, that he did not give the lady the same opportunity of proving the loss or mutilation of the letters which she had given him, and in consequence of that she offered herself for examination, which was ob jected to on technical grounds, and no doubt necessarily taken with success. All the argument he wished to pro ceed upon was that the respondent desired to give the fullest information she possessed as to the loss of the docu ments, but the laws of Scotland prohibited her from entering into any such arrangements. Some stress had been laid upon the fact that in her lotters to father Mooney the lady did not use any expressions of alarm or distrust in refer ence to her husband, but then it must be remembered that at that time there had been no open rupture between them, and she was not din osed to place his conduct in an un favourable light. The learned counsel then proceeded to examine the correspondence and the circumstances relating to the Irish marriage. ITS MOTHER. Mr. Hunter, a neighbour of mine, who killed his wife some months ago, has had a fair trial, and has been found guilty of murder in the second degree. This sends him to hard labour for life. He is a man of some property. The jury could not agree for three days. The judge declared he would not discharge the jurymen until they did agree. Then they compromised on a verdict. He was convicted upon the evidence of his only son, a boy 12 years old. The little fellow stuck to the truth, and he never wavered in his account of " killing mother." THE "WORLD'S" OPINION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN ! The World to-day speaks of Mr Lincoln without gloves. It was suppressed by his order. This extract is better than any correspondent can or dare write. It is clear and con cise :—" Mr Lincoln is intrinsically a weak candidate. As a man his instincts are vulgar, his education narrow, his manners a cross between boor and buffoon. As a states man, he is incapable, vacillating, a time-server, without either wise comprehension of the present or sagacious fore cast of the future. As an administrator, he selects the un fittest instruments for the most important functions, and after the clearest demonstrations of their incapacity, he has not decision of character to replace them by men of energy and ability, his Secretary of State is shallow and pretentious; his Secretary of War, wrong-headed and im petuous ; his Secretary of Navy, a noodle ; his Attorney General, a granny ; and his Secretary of the Treasury has so little of the just pride of a statesman, that he has held on to a place in an administration whose imbecility ha despises, and many of whose prominent acts he 0 1 36111 Y condemns." _ - SUICIDE )F A PRlSONER.—Yesterday morning the officials of the House of Detention discovered that a prisoner named Emil Herlick, a German, had committed suicide in his cell during the night. He was committed on Friday last by Mr Selfe on the charge of stealing a carpet bag and its contents, value £3, and on the warder opening his cell yesterday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the prisoner was found hanging from the ventilator by means of tho straps of his hammoo,-. Ho was at once cut down, and the body being still warm means were taken, but without success, to rostoro animation. There was nothing in the man's manner to lead to the supposition that he meditated self-destruction. A coroner's ii.quest will of course be held upon the bcdy. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day) WEST INDIAN INCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. (Before Henry J. Stoner. Esq., Chief Commissioner.) In the matter of Robert Sutherland (deceased), ex parte Sir Roderick Impry Murchison and another, petitioners; re Alexander McLeod (deceased), John Cochrane and another, petitioners ; re John M'Fee (deceased), John Grant and Robert Grant, petitioners. The following sugar estltes situate in the parishes of Charlotte and St. George, in the Island of Bt. Vincent, were sold by auction by Messrs, Leifchild and Chtffins, under orders pronounced by the chief commissioner in the above matters, and realised the following prices, viz.:— Waterloo, containing 430 acres, £s,oso—Orange Hill, 430 acres, £l,olo—One half of Sans Souci, 315 acres, £3,700 — Mount Greenan, 366 acres, £4,loo—Jarubou Vale, 287 acres, £l,os)—Peruvian Vale, 332 acres, £7oo—and Henry's Vale, 301 acres, £7OO. MARKETS—This Day HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4loa Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 103 Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 10s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.•—MeagOW I•ay, £3 Os to £4 10s; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 12s per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 las; clover, £4 Os to Li lOs Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 12s per load, Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA—Business has been moderately active, and full rates are current for superior qualities. SThalli—The market has remained without animation, although West Indian descriptions fully sustain former rates. In the refined market thei ais little change to report. COFFEE--The demand foe colonial descriptions has been steady, and prices are generally well sustained. The stocks on hand, as compared with those of the same period of last year, showing a slight increase. RlCE—Only a limited business has been done, and there is no change •to record in prices. TALLOW —The market has continued rather inactive, owing to political influences. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 40s 6d to 40s 9d. COAL M. rrioes of Coal per Ton at ARK ET. t the clove of the market. Byass's Bebside West Hartley ....16 3 Holywell l6 6 Eden Main 16 3 West Hartley ..16 3 Hastings Hartley 16 3 ranfield Moor Butes ..14 0 Lambert's West Hart- `falls End. Haswell Reugh Hall 16 6 Tunstall K elloe.. . South Kelloe 16 6 Hetton 17 6 South Hetton 17 6 Braddyll' a Hetton 16 6 Hatton 15 6 Riddell 15 9 Wharncliffe l5, 9 Gosforth 15 6 Caradoc l7 0 KeiperGrange 16 3 Mussel's Hetton 16 6 South Hartlepool.... l6 9 Framwellgato l6 6 ;r, 104; sold , 93. ley l6 0 Buddle'sWest Hartley 16 3 North Felton Gas 13 0 alker Primrose 13 3 Wylam l6 6 Walls End. Hartlepool ..17 3 East Hartlepool 17 6 Cassop l6 9 Ships at market Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market quiet, without change. Sales probably 5,000 bales. MIND YOUR STOPS!—In the account given by one of our morning contemporaries of the Marquis of Abercorn's magnificent banquet to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales last evening, we read with some sense of surprise that—" The Royal guests were received in the grand hall—which was adorned with a pro fusion of choice exotics disposed in admirable taste by the noble host and hostess and Viscount Hamilton—and imme diately afterwards that—tne Princess was conducted to the library, where .dinner was served by the Marquis of Aber corn, and the Prince gave his arm to the marchioness," AN EXPERT SWINDLER.—At Birmingham, on Saturday, a spruce, gentlemanly looking man, of middle age, named F. G. Wainwright, was charged with stealing two gold watcher, one silver watch, and three gold Albert chains, the property of Messrs. Widdowson and Seale, goldsmiths, &c., London. This charge merely indi cated the extent of the legal evidence against the prisoner without giving a clue to the extraordinary character of the case as described by Mr Morgan, and also by Mr Manton, detective inspector. It eppears from their statements that the prisoner has for many years been carrying on a clever system of commcreial plunder, and has conducted his operations with such skill as to elude detection. His plan has been to take a house in some respectable vicinity in the town he might select as the temporary basis of ope rations, rarely selecting a rent below £3O, and there to write in the name of some well-known or fictitious firm (as the case might suit) to the tradesman he might single out as his victim, ordering a quantity of goods to the house. Inquiries on the part of the tradesman ascertained the fact that the prisoner had actually taken a large respec table house in his own neighbourhood, and thus all mis givings were allayed, and the goods were supplied. :Sometimes the order would be sent to another town— frequently to London.—and the references in every case confirming his locus standi, the transaction was opened with confidence, The prisoner having got the goods into his possession (and they were usually of a light and valu able character, such as jewellery, optical instruments, watches, &c.) quickly became non est. His " furniture " being designedly portable, and capable, according to Mr. Alanton, of being accommodated in a small hand-cart, he was enabled to pack up and be off in double-quick time, without exciting any attention on the part of neighbours. Of course, his track was immediately lost, and letters from uneasy creditors were returned without finding an owner, It turns out that he engaged a house in every succeeding sphere of operations a month in advance, and, having assumed a new name in the new locality, he was enabled to prosecute his plans with impunity. In this way, it is said, he has gone on tor years, mulcting unfortu nate and too-confiding tradesmen to enormous amounts. Latterly, he came to Birmingham, and had, up to the time of his apprehension, made three „ shifts." He carried on his "business" at Highgate, under the name of Anderson, then at Green-lane, under the name of Harrison, and lat terly, having got from au optical instrument maktreeret, a large quantity of spectacles, he set up in Bradford -street, and travelled as the representative of Messrs .Deoulitaiednadnedn Wainwright, opticians, the former being anet umto give optician, and the latter a myth, a name introduced ho en tered men tioned at the commen cement of this notice, for a colour to his own connection with theconfcoerrnh.imF, borutahloanv! g time the police have been on the lookout never been able to carry theire cases tered into negotiations with t hLondon home.je wel A ler t y lastfirm eupply of watches and jewelle r y , and somehow their suspicions were excited, though not soen enough to prevent the despatch of the goods. The police were placed on the alert. The prisoner vies supposed to be in London, hut Insp - ctor Manton succeeded in meeting with hint in Birmingham, on. Friday, and at once took him into custody. On his person he found one of the watches described in the list forwarded from the victimised firm, and en searching his house he found three pawn tickets for the other articles mentioned in the charge. The prisoner made no reply when asked to account for the possession of them. lie was remanded till Friday.—Birminghant Post. PERFECTION OP MECHANISM,—" As engineers we can say that it really approaches much nearer the perfection of Meohani.na than any other example of clock work we have yet seen on anything lido the same large scale." —Engineer. J. W. Benson having erected steam power and improved machinery for clock m,king at the manufactory, Ludgate hill, will be glad to furnish to clergymen, architects, and committ. es estimates and specifications of every description of horological machine, especially cathedral and public clocks, chiming tunes on any number of beds. A descriptive pam phlet on church clocks post free for one stamp. Wa ch and clock maker by warraL t of appointment to 11.1t.H. the Prince of Wales, and maker of the great clock for the Exhibition of 136 t. Manufactory, Ludgate-hill, London. Establißhed 1749. [Advt.l tigalTt Orobt HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, (Tune 20• Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, arrived at the Castle yesterday afternoon from Marlborough House, attended by Mdlle. de Grancy and Captain \Tot Westerweller. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, also arrived, and left the Castle this mornirg for London. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, went yesterday afternoon to Wood- norton near Evesham, to visit his Royal Highness the Duke de Muntpensier, who is buffe ting from severe illness. Dr. Jenner accompanied Prince Alfred. The Prince returned to Windsor Castle this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Prince Arthur, and Prince Louis of Hesse, went out ridiDg this morning. In attendance were the hon. floratia Stopford, Mdlle. de Grancy, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. D. De Roe, His Highness Mustapha Pacha, the Turkish Ain' bassador, and Sir Moses Montefiore, arrived at the Castle to-day from London. Earl Granville also arrived, and had an audience of the Queen. Mustapha Pacha was prasented to the Que en by the Turkish Ambassador. Sir Moses Montefiore had an audience o f her Majesty. Lord Rivers and Lieut. General Sir H. Bentinck were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended b 7 Lieutenant Haig, want to Marlborough House tilts afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales accompanied by Prince Alfred, and attended by Li eu t.-C o l on el KepPel Dud , Lieutenant Haig, rode on horseback to Lord s Cricket Ground yesterday. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, a tg tended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen. The Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Alfred honoured the Marquis and Marchioness !' Abercorn with their company at dinner. Thell :, Royal Highnesses we re att en d e d by the Marchi oness of Carmarthen, Lieut.. Colonel Keppel, and /Aleu t ' Haig. We understand that their Royal Highnesses "I' Prince and Princess of Wales intend honouring the Adelphi Theatre this evening to witness Mr. De v i . Webster in " The Dead Heart." Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will honour Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston by their company to-morrow evening at Cambridge 11°Ilse ' Piccadilly. The Duchess of Wellington will a b 11 g i ve a gran d on Friday, the Ist of next month, to meet their Royal fleeces the Prince and Princess of Wales, at A.psleY 13 ' °us-. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess o f Card bridge, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelil%, Princess Mary of Cambridg e h onoure d the Dowager La" Truro by their company at dinner yesterday evening a t her ladyship's house in Eaton-square. L a dy Geraldine sower set, Lady Caroline Cust, and Capt, A. Ellis were in atten dance on their royal highnesses. A select party wa s invited to meet the royal guests. The Earl of Sandwich entertained their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxei Weimar, the Earl and Countws of Chesterfie ld, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, Viscount Canterburh Lord and Lady Ebury and Hon. Miss Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham, Lady Marian Alford and Miss Mary Boyle, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.F., Rainald Knightley, M.P., and Dr. Quin, yesterday evening, at hill lordship's residence in Grosvenor-square, Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the Hereditary Grand Du ke Adolphus, left St. James's Palace yesterday morning, 011 their return to Germany. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg" Strelitz, accompanied the Grand Duke and his son to the railway station. The Archbishop of Canterbury's evening party is unavoidably postponed from this evening to Monday, the 27th inst. CHARLES KEAN is said to have made the magol° ficent suns of £ll,OOO during a 26 weeks' professional tour in Australia. THE EMPRESS EUGENIE AND ROSA BONILEUB---. Tke Empress Eugenie this week, when passi n g through Thomery during a drive in the environs of yell tainebleau, stopped at the residmce of Mdlle. Rose .B °. heur, and requested to see her studio. The artist at o nce acceded to her Majesty's wishes, and showed her the diffe ren paintings on which she is at present engaged, as wen as may fine studies of animals. A painting representing' a stag leading a hell of hinds along the summit of a rock)" eminence especially attracted the notice of her Majesty,. After passing an hour in the studio the Empress took leave, having first obtained a promise that her private collection should be enriched by a picture by Mdlle. Bonheur. , THE ALABAMA.—We observe that the -Brill's Army and Navy Review for July gives a complete narraeiva of the brilliant engagement between this celebrated ernieer and the Kearsage. centenary Poem on Shakspere, written by THh LAMBDA-NU (whatever that may be ! ) Ter published by John Morgan, of Stratford-upon-IA -yell' fj1486 just made its appearance in the form of a paolPi ll4 °- pages of verse and appendix. gnotith, THREE FAMOUS BAss SINGERS.—Geor ge Tinney, and Higman. There was not mucla t h ence observable between any of these three genthanal sv „ iis this exception, that he who went lowest, stood high e st ; t." d J. A. Allen, an d s Tinney got well down to E flat, George Smith ran Wei bar and growled down to n ; but Higman, the PoIYI this grumbling band, held a good, round, Pewe''' a " .h i eto tis bie don er c which defied all competition. These vocalists 01 ere: f , 0 and upon all occasions singing " The Wolt,'' a reb tw er e e song composed by Shield, for the opera of " The C 46 ,' Andalusia." No matter what the occasion mig h t ,t aa public dinner, a ball, a marriage, or a funeral —it. 114-- Wolfe. got a chance of singing, it was sure to be All the theatrical bass singers of that period were robbers; and generally adopted a sort of Spanish costu me, l ' itt ott mixed a character. that it would have been oiffi of c ul t Use e xtreme to to have associated them with any deg ree t a ioty with any country — they were robbers, and tilt" wag l", enough : they saag " The Wolf," and that wa s all wil' could be desired.—Benty PhiPhillips_Recollections . A BEADLE'S INGENUITY.—There may 11°W be " The seen in the Salle des Etats, in the palace o f the Louvre, a plan in woodwork of the immense palace of Versailles, wi hiel th its court, courtyards, gardens, gates , and statues. T work of labour and patience was accomplished by Al' Marcel's, beadle of the chapel of Versailles, nosy in the 78L year of his age. A NNIVE RSARY OF HER MAJESTY'S ACCESSION. - —• Yesterday being the 27th anniversa as celebrated with ry of her Ma jesty's accession to the throne—the day w the usual rejoicings throughout the kingdom, especially aC s taying. The morning wa s ushered in in the metropolis by Windsor, w h ere her Majes t y and the Royal family are now the ringing of bells from the steeples of the various churches: , flags being hoisted at the spires of St. Martin's-in-thee" fields; St. Margaret's, Westminster; St. Mary Abbott'o, Kensington; and St. Luke's, Chelsea. The Royal Standard was hoisted at the Tower, the General Post-office, tit* Martin's -le- Grand; the flag of the Lords' COMMil3BioDero of the Admiralty was hoisted at Somerset House, the Ade. eniralty, Deptford Docky ar d, an d W oo l w i c h. The ships ill the river presented a very gay appearance, from the vale* gated bunting and flags of all nations exhibited by than. At one o'clock a grand feu de joie was fired from the gu' 2l4 in St. James's-park, the Tower, Woolwich, Tilbury 11'0", and at Windsor. THE REPRESENTATION OF SOUTHAMPTON.^ -11 have much gratification in announcing that we have received an authorised communication that Mr e sell Gurney, Q.U., deputy chairman of the Royal na RI is il (West India) Steampacket Company, will, in the evatt of a general election, become a candidate, in conjunction with Mr Alderman Rose, for the representation of this borougil in Parliament ; or should Mr Digby Sey mour in tbe meantime receive any Government appointment, I. h a s been occasionally surmised, that Mr Ru ee ' e i l f Gurney will be equally prepared to offer bin' s "' as a candidate for the vacant seat. So that, in either case, we shall have to congratulate the port of Southampton °lir having a most efficient representative, in addi tion t° eue present excellent member, Alderman Rose, in the per son f' a gentleman not only distinguished as the Recorder of r : ls° City of London, but as an old director and deputy ebe.,ls: man of the West India Company, who wi ll thus, I'''s powerfully represent the thriving company of which be l ot very valuable member, as well as its great steate.Pe station, in Parliament.—llampshire Advertiser. Its . LOVING ONE'S FELLOW- CREATURES " 6 °' _ AA THING WORSE THIN ONE'S railway collision took place on the Ascot lino, agentlera,eati. who was travelling in the same train started from his exclaiming " Oh, my horses I" reached to the wi!l'it.2.- 1 ."-i- 1 ; his head out, and then sank back on his seat, quietly sai r ` H.ORSES.”--.WhOn the fearnen " Thank God, it is only a third clan carri49e